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The only negative thing imo is the misleading title.

The gifford lectures were established on 1887 to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology (supported by science and not dependent on the miraculous) in the widest sense of the term -- in other words, the knowledge of god. Each chapter is the ...  Read More

Sagan is reasonable, thoughtful, incisive and completely gripping. He has a way with words that is unmatched by anyone. Love sagans work!



Cons

Carl sagan's many scientific errors are inexcusable ignorance. Religion is something to be hawked by charlatans, and purchased blindly by the ignorant, by those who shun empiricism. In the end, sagan's lectures devolve into a threadbare and tired appe...  Read More

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Elegant, smart, challenging and engaging, it is a brilliant read.


It shows the strength of science method, the motivational urge of religion and urges all humanity to realise how unusual or "pa...  Read More


I guarantee this book does not contain practical solutions to your daily problems, nor will it help you make better business de...  Read More


Never brash or arrogant, sagan just makes his case plainly and simply in a way that can't be ignored.

Price


The q and a section alone was worth the price of admission.


And his little comic asides are priceless.

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Perfect, it came in 3days with free shipping!

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I received this book as a christmas present and was both surprised and pleased to see part of carl sagan's unpublished archive ...  Read More

Competitiveness


It is a pity that much of the material was lost to time, as this section rivals the first section as being the best part of the book.


The back-and-forth between sagan and his questioners would be worth the price of the book alone.

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  • This product had a total of 567 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 19 2024.

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    I found the book interesting reading but i really didnt learn much


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    What sagan offers here is nothing short of an epistemology for the enlightenment


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    I enjoyed very much however i have enjoyed other of his books better such demon haunted world


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I probably didnt get into this one as much because the subject is not so close to me the numbers and details are not what i look for in his books the most


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Where the demon haunted world is a bit long varieties fixes with brevity


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    A better methodology is needed science


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    From dialogues never even intended for the general public his late wife ann druyan has compiled a lucid magnum opus from one of humankinds greatest teachers


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Sagans views are closer to hinduism than christianity and that is why they are true

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